Weather Records on 27 March 1966

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1966. Highest significance: Schierke, DE.

Key Facts for 27 March 1966

On 27 March 1966, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 510 daily.
Schierke set a daily record precipitation of 37.0 mm (1.5 in) on 27 March 1966.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 27 March 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Citronelle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Five Mile Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Piute Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Unity	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bezeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 27 March 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 27 March 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1966

Top 20 records on 27 March 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1966	Schierke, DE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1966	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1966	Brocken, DE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1966	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1966	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1966	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1966	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1966	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1966	Ocean Falls, CA	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1966	Banff, CA	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1966	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1966	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1966	Hedley, CA	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1966	Durham, CA	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1966	Tiruvangadi, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1966	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1966	Umea, SE	daily low max	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1966	St Hyacinthe, CA	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1966	Citronelle, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1966	Carson City, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1805 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1966. 1966 had 522 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1808	2
1822	1
1830	1
1837	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	4
1865	1
1867	2
1870	2
1873	2
1877	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	5
1888	3
1890	7
1891	1
1892	4
1894	4
1895	2
1896	5
1897	7
1898	9
1899	1
1901	7
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	29
1906	27
1907	36
1908	19
1909	9
1910	28
1911	12
1912	32
1913	87
1914	45
1915	24
1916	40
1917	35
1918	50
1919	26
1920	34
1921	113
1922	40
1923	129
1924	244
1925	74
1926	196
1927	81
1928	287
1929	186
1930	227
1931	434
1932	480
1933	127
1934	328
1935	236
1936	246
1937	660
1938	306
1939	356
1940	491
1941	263
1942	478
1943	323
1944	859
1945	771
1946	762
1947	777
1948	442
1949	530
1950	513
1951	378
1952	285
1953	375
1954	265
1955	1,780
1956	585
1957	193
1958	306
1959	359
1960	630
1961	595
1962	469
1963	615
1964	495
1965	701
1966	522
1967	531
1968	559
1969	519
1970	402
1971	1,009
1972	542
1973	507
1974	485
1975	1,873
1976	540
1977	1,058
1978	907
1979	613
1980	416
1981	609
1982	883
1983	1,192
1984	714
1985	992
1986	1,131
1987	727
1988	809
1989	1,839
1990	1,080
1991	1,862
1992	884
1993	1,186
1994	1,122
1995	1,048
1996	1,220
1997	957
1998	1,479
1999	763
2000	618
2001	1,350
2002	1,257
2003	706
2004	1,357
2005	931
2006	1,056
2007	1,752
2008	944
2009	1,001
2010	542
2011	973
2012	909
2013	1,382
2014	1,135
2015	1,070
2016	701
2017	463
2018	621
2019	512
2020	860
2021	433
2022	1,302
2023	1,426
2024	565
2025	1,338
2026	1,464

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	417
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3